Like Hayek, Mises moved beyond economics in his later years to address questions regarding the foundation of all social science. But unlike Hayek's attempts, Mises's writings on these matters have received less attention than they deserve. Theory and History should be required for any student of 20th century ideas.

彼得·伯克，出生于1937年，英国当代著名历史学家。毕业于牛津大学，获博士学位。现为剑桥大学文化史荣休教授、伊曼纽尔学院研究员。已出版 《意大利文艺复兴》（1972）； 《欧洲近代早期的大众文化》（1978）； 《历史学与社会理论》（1991）； 《制造路易十四》（1992）； 《知识社会史》（2000）； 《图像证史》（2000）； 《什么是文化史》（2004）； 《近代早期欧洲的语言和共同体》（2004）； 《文化杂交》（2009）等多部著作。 李康，出生于1971年，北京大学社会学系副教授，曾任牛津大学圣安东尼学院（太古/国泰基金）、哈佛大学（哈佛燕京学社）、香港中文大学社会学系（福特基金会）访问学者，研究领域为西方社会学理论、历史社会学、文化社会学。 译有《社会学的想象力》《反思社会学导引》《论基督君主的教育》《法国社会理论》《教育思想的演进...(展开全部)

What is the use of social theory to historians, and of history to social theorists? In clear and energetic prose, a preeminent cultural historian here offers a far-reaching response to these deceptively simple questions. Peter Burke reviews the emergence of the fields of history and social science and traces their tentative convergence as he reappraises the relations between th...(展开全部)

What is the use of social theory to historians, and of history to social theorists? In clear and energetic prose, a preeminent cultural historian here offers a far-reaching response to these deceptively simple questions. Peter Burke reviews the emergence of the fields of history and social science and traces their tentative convergence as he reappraises the relations between th...(展开全部)

The fullest general statement of Max Weber's sociological theory to appear in any of his writings, The Theory of Social and Economic Organization is an introduction to Weber's ambitious comparitive study of the sociological and institutional foundations of the modern economic and social order. In this work originally published in German in 1920, Weber discusses the analytical m...(展开全部)

While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. Sewell Jr. observes that on questions of theory the communication has been mostly one way: from social science to history. Logics of History argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to offer...(展开全部)

While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. Sewell Jr. observes that on questions of theory the communication has been mostly one way: from social science to history. Logics of History argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to offer...(展开全部)

While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. Sewell Jr. observes that on questions of theory the communication has been mostly one way: from social science to history. Logics of History argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to offer...(展开全部)

While social scientists and historians have been exchanging ideas for a long time, they have never developed a proper dialogue about social theory. William H. Sewell Jr. observes that on questions of theory the communication has been mostly one way: from social science to history. Logics of History argues that both history and the social sciences have something crucial to offer...(展开全部)

Economics studies human behavior within the context of markets. Contemporary economic theory has developed from the contributions of myriad thinkers over its history. Ekelund and Hébert catalog the ideas of these pioneers and extract the lessons within the theories, assessing their importance and subsequent impact. They present an in-depth survey of the complete range of mainst...(展开全部)